(documentation DutchSignLanguage EnglishLanguage "DutchSignLanguage is a DeafSignLanguage of the Netherlands. SIL code: DSE. ISO 639-2: sgn. Population: 20,000 deaf use Dutch Sign Language. There are 400,000 hearing impaired, 28,000 deaf (1986 Gallaudet Univ.) Alternate names: SIGN LANGUAGE OF THE NETHERLANDS, SLN. Comments: All users listed are adults (1986). There are 5 varieties associated with 5 schools for the deaf, each with about 1,500 students. There have been elementary schools for the deaf since 1790. Developed from French Sign Language, some features similar to American and British sign languages. Currently in transition. Distinct from Signed Dutch. There is a manual system for spelling. Dictionary. TV.(extract from http:/ / www.ethnologue.com/ )") |
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